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Matthäus Aurogallus
Matthäus Aurogallus, German: Matthäus Goldhahn was a Bohemian linguist. Born in Chomutov, Bohemia as Matthäus Goldhahn, Aurogallus served as Professor of Hebrew at the University of Wittenberg and was a colleague of Philip Melanchthon and Martin Luther. He assisted Luther in the revision of the reformer's translation of the Old Testament, and made valuable contributions to the academic study of Hebrew... Read More
| Born | Matthäus Goldhahn
1490 City of Komotau (Czech: Chomutov, Latin: Comotavia, Comotovia, Comutovia, Chomutovia), (Imperial-Electoral) Royal Bohemia, Bohemian Crownland (personal union of Jagiellonian Lithuania, Poland, Czech, and Hungary) |
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| Died | 10 November 1543 City of Wittenberg, Imperial-Electoral Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
| Nationality | Czech (German Bohemian) |
| Occupation | Professor of Hebrew, linguist |
